tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post7506907984352077969..comments2024-01-27T16:10:28.502-08:00Comments on Tara Maya's Tales: That's Not a Flashback, I'm Just Chronologically ChallengedTara Mayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-23739693321270186882009-03-11T10:12:00.000-07:002009-03-11T10:12:00.000-07:00Litgirl01 said (on Lady Glamis' blog):"My novel st...Litgirl01 said (on Lady Glamis' blog):<BR/><BR/>"My novel starts in the present...mc is an older woman looking back on her life. Then it takes you back to her wild and sexy past, as a flashback, until the very end of the book where it goes back to the present and the conflict is resovled. Since the book is about a woman who triumphs from the adversity of her life, I wasn't sure how else to do it."<BR/><BR/>I don't think this is quite the same thing as a flashback. I think this is called a 'frame.' The Notebook and The Princess Bride both use a frame, a meta-story, which structures and supports the rest of the story.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-58328964916518410422009-03-10T20:46:00.000-07:002009-03-10T20:46:00.000-07:00I love your template. And I appreciate you popping...I love your template. And I appreciate you popping by my blog.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you're not CC sounds like you've got a real steady grip on time sequencing.Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-28634323948851290022009-03-10T15:41:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:41:00.000-07:00Another great post! My latest story starts with a ...Another great post! My latest story starts with a happy flashback that contrasts with the rather unhappy main narrative... so I suppose there are a number of ways in which you can play with achronological narrative and tension.david heijlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687817290736143205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-35287098057080842452009-03-10T11:58:00.000-07:002009-03-10T11:58:00.000-07:00Cool examples! And your post makes me feel a lot ...Cool examples! And your post makes me feel a lot better about my own use of flashbacks too. Also, love SIPS - never saw that before and it is great!Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-88098931451836818942009-03-10T09:22:00.000-07:002009-03-10T09:22:00.000-07:00Great examples..I can see more what works and what...Great examples..I can see more what works and what doesn't. The title is priceless! LOLTracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399764927137200395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-35847378900780121002009-03-10T08:55:00.000-07:002009-03-10T08:55:00.000-07:00It sounds like you have a great handle on flashba...It sounds like you have a great handle on flashbacks and how they work well for you and your story. You have great examples. Thanks for expounding!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.com